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We have heard much about the poetry of mathematics, but very little of it has yet been sung. The ancients had a juster notion of their poetic value than we.
Henry David Thoreau
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Henry David Thoreau
Age: 44 †
Born: 1817
Born: July 12
Died: 1862
Died: May 6
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Through our own recovered innocence we discern the innocence of our neighbors.
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I do not know what right I have to so much happiness, but rather hold it in reserve till the time of my desert.
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As for doing good that is one of the professions which is full. Moreover I have tried it fairly and, strange as it may seem, am satisfied that it does not agree with my constitution.
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How sweet it would be to treat men and things, for an hour, for just what they are!
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